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Polokwane, Ward 31

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 34 candidates from 34 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 31, Polokwane

Provisional record

Ward ballot

Votes for ward contestants, grouped by the IEC party categories.

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 40 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 43436.30%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY68117.24%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS61915.67%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE57214.48%
ACTIONSA3859.75%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA441.11%
BATHOBOHLE POLITICAL PARTY330.84%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION280.71%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
MAGOSHI SWARANANG MOVEMENT260.66%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS180.46%
UNITED PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE ALLIANCE170.43%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY140.35%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY130.33%
ABLE LEADERSHIP100.25%
MAGAENG80.20%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE50.13%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION40.10%
BOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA40.10%
RISE MZANSI40.10%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT40.10%
MOSHABI PARTY40.10%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT30.08%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA30.08%
AL JAMA-AH30.08%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM30.08%
AFRICAN SOLUTION30.08%
BELIEVERS VOICE PARTY20.05%
Independents, grouped by IEC10.03%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE10.03%
MOVEMENT FOR TOTAL LIBERATION10.03%
NATIONAL RESTORATION PARTY10.03%
BORN TO WIN10.03%
SEBOTHA COMMUNITY PARTY10.03%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT00.00%
RISE UP AFRICA / TSOGA AFRICA00.00%
KINGDOM COVENANT DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
DEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE00.00%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY00.00%
MOLEMOLE INDEPENDENT VOICE00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 950. Every percentage uses the full valid-ballot total. The independents row is an IEC grouping, not an individual candidate.

This source does not split rejected ballots by ballot type.

Municipal PR ballot

Municipal PR votes recorded within this ward.

Municipal PR ballot party totals, leading 8 of 40 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 48037.45%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS64216.24%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE59415.03%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY58314.75%
ACTIONSA3869.77%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA641.62%
MAGOSHI SWARANANG MOVEMENT290.73%
BATHOBOHLE POLITICAL PARTY290.73%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION250.63%
UNITED PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE ALLIANCE180.46%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY170.43%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS150.38%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY100.25%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT80.20%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT70.18%
ABLE LEADERSHIP70.18%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM60.15%
AFRICAN SOLUTION60.15%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE50.13%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA30.08%
MAGAENG30.08%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION20.05%
AL JAMA-AH20.05%
RISE UP AFRICA / TSOGA AFRICA20.05%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE10.03%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT10.03%
KINGDOM COVENANT DEMOCRATIC PARTY10.03%
DEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE10.03%
RISE MZANSI10.03%
MOSHABI PARTY10.03%
NATIONAL RESTORATION PARTY10.03%
BELIEVERS VOICE PARTY10.03%
MOLEMOLE INDEPENDENT VOICE10.03%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00.00%
BOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
MOVEMENT FOR TOTAL LIBERATION00.00%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY00.00%
BORN TO WIN00.00%
SEBOTHA COMMUNITY PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 952. Every percentage uses the full valid-ballot total. The independents row is an IEC grouping, not an individual candidate.

This source does not split rejected ballots by ballot type.

Council seats and elected candidates will be recorded separately against official declaration evidence.

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Ward 31 ballot

34 candidates
  • MABITJE WILLIAM PETAABLE LEADERSHIP
  • MATOME DANIEL SETHEMANEACTIONSA
  • PHINEAS LEFATJA MABAPAAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • RAMONYENE GEDRUDE MOLOPAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • RAMABU ANTONIA LEPHALALAAFRICAN SOLUTION
  • MABUDUSHA MARTHA MAMABOLOAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • AZAREA BRIELAL JAMA-AH
  • NKOANE MOLEPOAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • MOKGADI SALFINA MOGASHOABATHOBOHLE POLITICAL PARTY
  • KWENA ALPHEUS MAHOAIBELIEVERS VOICE PARTY
  • CHARLES SEKGOBELABOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • LEKAU ISAAC MAMABOLOBORN TO WIN
  • ANNNA RAESIBE SHOKANEBUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA
  • ERICK MOHLAPAMASWICONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • MAPUDUTHOMO PIET SEABIDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • TLOU REBECCA SOMOECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM
  • THEOPHILUS MAKGARAMETJA SATHEKGEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • MASILO JOSEPH NYALUNGU IndependentIndependent candidate
  • NOKO LEKGWARAKINGDOM COVENANT DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • KHUTSO RAHAB MMOLAMAGAENG
  • KHOMOTSO CHARLOT MOTUPAMAGOSHI SWARANANG MOVEMENT
  • THABANG JEAN PIERRE MANIMOSHABI PARTY
  • MOSHELESHELE WILLIAM THOSAGOMOVEMENT FOR TOTAL LIBERATION
  • NAKEDI HILDA MOLEPONATIONAL RESTORATION PARTY
  • MELTONIA MOKGATJANE SETHOSAORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • PAZARELL WINNIE MAKGELEDISA MPHAHLELEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • JENNIFER SOUTHERNPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • ASNATE MOLOGADI MOGALERISE MZANSI
  • MOLATELO SEBOLASEBOTHA COMMUNITY PARTY
  • MPHO ASAPH GILBERT MOLOISISOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MOGALE ROBERT RASODIUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • RISIMATI THEMBANI KHOSAUNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION
  • RAMADIMETJA MELITA MAMABOLOUNITED PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE ALLIANCE
  • MAURITZ GREEFFVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a Polokwane proportional-representation council list. Every party list, in certified order, is on the municipality page and in the searchable register.

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Source of record: IEC certified candidate lists, 16 September 2026 · version iec-certified-2026-09-16 · data notes on the register page

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